Band-cutter and feeder for corn-husking machines.



"PATENTED JUNE 7, 1904.

No. 761,717. 'A. ROSENTHAL. 7

BAND GUTTBRYANDPEBDER FOR 001m HUSKING MACHINES.

APPLIOA'I'IOI FILED FEB. 12, 1903.

' UNITE STATES Patented June 7, 1904.

PATE T OFFICE.

ASSIGNOR TO BAND-:CUTTER AND FEEDER FOR CO'RN-HUSKI'NG MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 761,717, dated Jun'e7, 1904.

I Application filed February 2, 1903. $erial No. 141,430. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AUGUST ROSENTHAL, residing at West Allis, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Band-Cutters and Feeders for Gorn-Husking Machines, of which the followingis a descr1pt1on,. reference being had to theaccompanying drawings,.

per onto separating and husking rolls extending lengthwise of the machine, and which rolls receive the cornstalks therebetween and separate the ears from the stalks and permit said ears to travel along the rolls and to be 'husked while the stalks passing between the rolls are carried to the cutting and shredding mechanism. v v

One of the primaryobjects of the invention is to interpose in the passage from the hopper to the'rolls, band cutting or severing mechanism located at the inner end of the passage and at which point the cuttingmechanism is best adapted to effect the severing operation and also effect the separation of the entangled stalks one from the other after the bands are cut.

struction of the hopper or feeding device.

With the above and other incidental objects in View the invention consists of the devices and parts or their equivalents, as herein more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis Referring to thedrawings, the numeral 4 indicatesa fragment of the frameof the ma- 7 chine, within which are contain ed the principal parts of the operating mechanism.

A further object resides in an improved con- The top of the frame is open and is made in hopper-like form by the provision of inwardly-inclined boards 5 5, secured to the top edges of the opposite side pieces of the frame.

'Hinged to the outer edges of these boards are wings 6 6. Depending from and hinged to the under side of these wings are bars? 7. Each bar passes freely through an eye at the outer end ofa bracket 8, and each bar is provided with a series of perforations 9, through any of which a pin 10 may be passed, and which pin is adapted to rest on top of the horizontal arm of the bracket, and thereby hold the wing at adjusted position. In Fig. 3 of the drawings one of the wings is shown raised to aconsiderable extent andthe other wing lowered to its full extent. One of the objects of the wings is to act as protectors for the gearing or other parts 'therebeneath and ad acent to the outside of the side pieces of the frame 4, serving to prevent the cornstalks when carelessly deposited in the hopper from falling down outside of the frame and becoming entangled with the gearing or other parts beneath the Wings. It frequently happens that the machine is so positioned that it is more convenient to feed cornstalks to the hopper entirely from one side of the machine. It is for this reason thatl provide for the adjustability of the wings. When it is desired to feed-cornstalks in the manner referred to, the wing on the side of the machine from which the. feeding is being done is lowered to the required extent to permit the cornstalks to freely enter the hopper, while the opposite wing is raised considerably, so as to provide a guard to prevent the cornstalks which are thrown into the hopper from escaping over the side of the machine.

The hopper is provided with a bottom piece 11, which extends from the rear end of the At the front edge of stalks from passing in the first place directly beneath the bottom of the hopper and on the husking portions of the rollers hereinafter referred to. I

Immediately below the front edge of the bottom piece 11, so as to be located at the inner end of the passage 12, and journaled in the side pieces of the frame 4 is a transverse shaft 14. On this shaft is-mounted the bandcutting mechanism. This cutting mechanism may be a single cutter; but preferably a plurality of cutters, ad visably three, although any other number may be provided, are disposed at desired distances apart on the shaft. Each cutting mechanism may also be of any desired form adapted for effecting the severing of the band. I prefer, however, that each should be in the form of a circular saw, (indicated by the numeral 15, and as clearly indicated in the drawings. As will be seen from the drawings, both the bottom piece and the transverse board 13 are slitted, so as not to interfere with the free rotation of the saws. The slits in the bottom piece are indicated by the numerals 16, and the slits in the transverse board are indicated by the numerals 17. The shaft 14 may be rotated by any desirable means,so long as the cutting mechanism thereon is rotated in a direction toward the front end of the machine, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1. In the drawings 1 show for the purpose a sprocket-wheel 18 on the end of the shaft and a sprocket-chain 19 passing around said wheel and adapted to be led to and driven by any rotatable portion (not shown) of the mechanism of the machine.

At the outer end of the passage or opening 12 is a guard-board 20, which is arranged on a gradual inclination inwardly.

, Arranged longitudinally in the frame and at a desired distance below the band-severing mechanism and extending from the front end of the frame rearwardly at a declination are a series of separating and husking rollers 21. As these rollers are of a form of construction covered in patents heretofore issued to me and are rotated in a similar manner, no explanation thereof is deemed necessary.

In the operation of the invention tied bundles of cornstalks are fed into the hopper with the ears of the cornstalks pointing toward the rear of the machine. The rotation of the cutting mechanism will effect the severing of the bands or cords of the bundles, and at the same time said cutting mechanism will serve to separate the entangled stalks from each other, this being particularly true Where a plurality of cutting mechanisms are provided,and also still more effectuallywill this be accomplished where cutting mechanisms of the particular form shownviZ., circular saws-are employed. Furthermore, the particular location of the cutting mechanism viZ., at the inner end of the opening or passage 12is such as to insure the effective cutting of the bands and the disentanglement of the stalks after the bands are severed, so that said stalks are permitted to arrange themselves singly on the longitudinal husking-rolls therebeneath, and being so arranged thereon can be acted upon most ell'ectively by said rolls. Not only is the cutting mechanism located at the inner end of the opening or passage 12, so as to provide for themost efl'ecti ve cutting and disentangling operations, but it will also be observed that it is located above the husking-rolls, so as to insure the cutting of the bands and the disentanglement of the stalks before said stalks reach the huskingrolls. The inclined board 20 at the outer end of the passage 12 serves as a guard to prevent the stalks from working out of the front end of the machine, and, furthermore, serves to crowd or thrust thestalks downwardly through the passage or opening 12 with the ears of corn uppermost, so that the ends of the stalks will be grasped by the lmsking-rolls and carried therebeneath and therebetween and the ears snapped off the stalks and permitted to slide down the inclined hrisking-rollers. This operation is also aided by the cutting mechanism, inasmuch as said mechanisms are rotated toward the board, and hence assists in forcing the cornstalks dowm ardly in the manner described.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is" 1. The combination of a frame, rotatable husking-rolls arranged therein and extending from the front toward the rear of the machine and adapted to grasp the ends of the cornstalks and pull said stalks therebeneath and snap the cars from the stalks, a hopper in the upper portion of the frame, the bottom of said hopper provided with an opening forming a passage leading to the husking-rolls, band-severing mechanism located at the inner end of the passage and above the huskingrolls, and means for rotating said band-sever ing mechanism in a direction toward the outer end of the passage, said band-severing means having its downwardly-moving edge projecting into the passage.

2. The combination of a frame, rotatable husking-rolls arranged therein and extending from the front toward the rear of the machine, and adapted to grasp and carry the endsol' the cornstalks therebetween, and snap the ea rs from the stalks, a hopper in the upper portion of the frame, the bottom of said hopper provided with an opening forming a passage leading to the husking-rolls, a plurality of alined band-severing mechanisms rotatable to gether and located at the inner end of the passage and above the husking-rolls, and means for rotating said baml-severing mechanisms in a direction toward the outer end of the passage.

3. The combination of a frame, rotatable husking-rolls arranged therein and extending from thefront toward the rear of the machine, and adapted to grasp and carry the cornstalks therebetween and snap the cars from said stalks, a hopper in the upper portion of the frame, the bottom of said hopper provided with an vopening forming a passage leading to the husking-rolls,,bandssevering mechanism located at the inner ends of, the passage and above the husking-rolls, an inwardly-inclined board at the outer end of the passage, and means for rotating the band-severing mechanism in a direction toward the board.

4. The combination of a frame, rotatable husking-rolls arranged therein and extending therebetween and snap the cars from said from the front toward the rear of the machine, and adapted to grasp and carry the cornstalks therebetween and snap the cars from said stalks, a hopper in the upper portion of the frame, the bottom of said hopper provided with an opening forming a passage leading to the husking-rolls, band-severing mechanism consisting of a circular saw located at the inner end of the passage and above the bushingrolls, and means for rotating said band-severing mechanism in a direction toward the outer end of the passage.

5. The combination of a frame, rotatable husking-rolls arranged therein and extending from the front toward the rear of the machine and adapted to grasp and carry the cornstalks stalks, a hopper in the upper portion of the frame, the bottom of said hopper provided with an opening forming a passage leading to the husking-rolls, band-severing mechanisms rotatable together and located at the inner end of'the passage and above the bushing-rolls, and consisting of a plurality of circular saws, and means for rotating said band-severing mechanisms in a direction toward the outer end of the passage.

6. The combination of a frame, rotatable husking-rolls arranged therein and extending from the front toward the rear of the machine and adapted to grasp and carry the cornstalks therebetween, a hopper in the upper portion of the frame, the bottom of said hopper provided with an opening forming a passage leading to the husking-rolls, band-severing mechanisms rotatable together and located at the inner end of the passage and above the husking-rolls, an inwardly-inclined board at the outer end of the passage, and means for rotating the severing mechanisms toward the inclined board.

7. The combination of a frame, rotatable husking-rolls arranged therein and extending from the front toward the rear of the machine, a hopper in the upper portion of the frame, the front edge of the bottom of said hopper terminating short of the forward end of the machine and forming a passage or openingin advance of its forward edge, and said forward edge being slitted, a board depending for a desired distance from the forward edge of the bottom of the hopper, said board being slitted, band-severing mechanism located at the inner end of the passage and above the huskingrolls and rotatable in the slitted portions of the bottom of the hopper and the depending board, and means for rotating said severing mechanism in a direction toward the outer end of the passage.

8. The combination with a hopper. provided with a flaring top opening, of wings hinged at the opposite top edges of the flaring opening, a bar pivoted to and depending from each wing, bracket-arms extending from the hopper, and means for causing said bracket-arms to engage with the pivoted bars at diflerent points on said pivoted bars whereby the wings may be supported in different positions.

9. The combination with a hopper provided with a flaring top opening, of wings hinged at the upper edges of the flaring opening, a bar pivoted to and depending from the under side of each wing, said bar provided with a series of perforations, horizontal bracketarms, each provided with an eye through which the bar passes, and a pin for each bar adapted to pass through any of the perforations of the bar and to rest on the top of the horizontal bracket-arm, to thereby support the wing in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AUGUST ROSENTHAL. Witnesses:

A. L. MORSELL, ANNA F. SGHMIDTBAUER. 

